1eccl.liturgicalwedding, nuptials:
(
s.xiiiin;
MS: s.xiii3/4
)
Chescune femme devant l’
espusaille Mult beal semblant vus fra
1365
(
s.xivin;
MS: s.xivm
)
Dieux vynt manger en un
esposaille ou il [...] tourna l’ewe en vyn
163
♦
eccl.liturgicalsacrament of marriage:
(
1311
)
des
esposailles ne de matrimoigne ceste court ne purra pas conustre
Ed II xi 40
(
1425
)
baptisme,
espousailx, sacraments
iv 290
♦
marriage, wedded state:
(
s.xii1/3;
MS: s.xiii2
)
Qui ceste pere portera, Seit hom u femme qui l’avra, As esposailles que il fera: Jamais entre els ire n’avra
214.314
(
1150-70;
MS: s.xii4/4
)
Jo voil espuser la meschine Pur saveir l’estre a la reine, Si l’
esspusaille e l’assembler Me pureit li faire oblier
228
(
1312
)
si femme donne a homme par cause de matrimonie et les
esposailles faillent [...]
Ed II xii 75
(
c.1334;
MS: s.xivm
)
la primer nuit de cez
esposalles s’en fui priveement de sa femme
174.18
♦
fig.(to God) betrothal:
(
s.xiii1/4;
MS: s.xiiiex
)
Pur ce ne sunt pas digne de tel aprochement, De tel
espusaille a Deu Omnipotent
342
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